2/28/2011

Hi! In our last class we were learning about the noble state and war as one of their usual activities. If you want to see a faithful recreation of a medieval battle, have a look at this video. It´s the battle of Stirling from the filmBraveheart.

After watching it, write to me telling what you have observed about dressings, feudal relationships, weapons, war strategies... and what has impressed you the most. Enjoy it!

2/24/2011

Download the file and you'll find some easy rhythmic patterns for you to practise this weekend at home.You can either clap your hands or snap your fingers.We are going to create a fun group activity in next Monday's class. Don't forget to bring your recorders so that you can improvise some tunes based on the proposed rhythms.

Now that you know a lot about this Imperial System, could you please tell me what do you think about it? What is your opinion about having different measures to the rest of the world? Write the main advantages and disadvantages of our International System.

Listen to the video (click below) and fill in the gaps in the following statements. Don't worry if you don't understand everything, we'll be correcting the exercise in Tuesday's class.

- The Human Voice System is like a ___________ ____________.- The __________ element in the human voice is the __________ ___________.- During normal ____________, the vocal cords are held apart and no __________ is ____________.- Like the ________ of a musical instrument, the greater the tension, the _______ the _________; the lower the __________, the ________ the ________.- Loudness ____________ on how fast the ________ moves past the cords.- When we yell, we _______ to push the air ____________ through our vocal cords.- Speech is formed by a _______________ of tongue, ___________ and _________ all working _____________ to control the flow of ___________ and ___________ from the vocal cords.

2/15/2011

This is a message from all the teachers in the European Section to all of you: THANKS FOR YOUR SAINT VALENTINE'S CARDS, we are so proud of you!!!Here you have the two cards we have received, one of them from 1st ESO and the other from 2nd ESO.THANKS A LOT!!!

2/13/2011

WINDOWS SOUND RECORDER

Hello guysI was said that you're involved in a "Mistery Contest" and have to record your own voices telling the stories. That's why I've made a tutorial to teach you how to use the Windows Sound Recorder.I hope it'll be useful for you to get by. Please, let me know if you need further information or get stuck on any step.

2/09/2011

This short message is because I am really happy and joyful!!! You have ALL passed the exams I've just marked.It has been a pleasure!!!CONGRATULATIONS AND PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR OUR "MYSTERY CONTEST"...

2/08/2011

As you know, next Monday, the 14th February, 2011, we celebrate Saint Valentine's Day. On Thursday and Friday, you will find a big red letterbox in our hall. There you can post LOVE or FRIENDSHIP letters IN ENGLISH ... You can sign them or they can be anonymous but... DON'T FORGET TO WRITE THE NAME OF YOUR ADDRESSEE because our "Cupid" will distritube the letters on Saint Valentine's Day...WE HOPE YOU WILL PARTICIPATE!!!

2/07/2011

As I promised this morning, here you have THE BEST READING COUPLE, that is, the couple that has the highest marks in the reading exam. We have got two:MARÍA ISABEL AND MARÍAROCÍO AND BORJABut... I'm so happy!! All of you have passed the exam with 7 or more points!!!THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT CORRECTIONS!!!!ANA ESTHER

2/06/2011

Here you have the Power Point presentation about Roman army. It has an introduction in English (of course) but, don´t panic! I´ve included the exact Spanish slides that we were talking about in class at the end of the document (Spanish part).